See fyr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"Another Vision\"\nSē līeġ wæs mid manna sāwlum āfylled, and hīe āsprungon upp mid þām fȳre swā swā spearcan.",
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